Aluminum rolling pin



IVI. MILLER. v

Patentea Dee.12,1922.

ALUMINUM ROLLING PIN.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 22, |924.

Patented Dec. l2, 12.922.,

ALUMINUM'. ROLLNG- PIN.

Application filed November 22, 1921. Serial No. 516,942.

T0 @ZZ wwm t may concern: i

Be it known that l, Mnmnrr Minima, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Aluminum Rolling Pin, of .which the following is a specification.

rl`his invention relates to new and useful improvements in rolling pins and more pan ticularly to a rolling pin formed of aluminum, and has for its objects to provide a rolling` pin which will be light in Weight, simple and inexpensive in construction and sanitary in use.

The above and other objects may be attained by providing a construction such as is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in vvhichv Figure l is a side elevation` of a rolling pin embodying the invention;

F ig. 2, a longitudinal,` sectional view through the same; and y F 3, a detached perspective view of one of the end caps. l

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawing.

The body portion of the rolling pin com` prises a cylindrical tube l, closed at its ends by means of end caps 2 which are preferably stamped from sheet aluminum, being provided with the inwardly disposed, annular flanges 3 arranged to be inserted inte the open ends of the aluminum tube lf, said end caps being shouldered as at i to abut the ends of the aluminum tube.

The end caps are preferably slightly convexed as shown at 5, being provided with the central, concentric depressions or sockets 6, a concentric opening 7 being formed through each end cap in order to receive thev rod 8 which is of greater length than the tube l and extends entirely through the longitudinal center thereof, the ends protruding beyond each end cap.

The handles 9v which may be vof Wood, hard rubber or the like, are each provided With a central' bore and journaled upon the kend portions of the rod v8 which protrude beyond the ends of thebody of thepin, each of these handles being provided with the annular shoulder l0 received Within the depression 6 ofthe adjacent end cap.

' The extremities of the 'rod 8 are threaded as shown at ll toreceive the nuts 12 which` are preferably formed of aluminum and are provided with the threaded sockets 13 entirely enclosing the end portions of the rod. The handles are thus held in position upon the rod, the shouldered portions l() thereof being journaled Within the annularrecess 6 of the end caps, relieving theopenings 7 in the end caps from considerable Wear when the rolling pin is operated.

As is Well understood, aluminum is very veasy to clean and to keep ina cleaned condition, and as it is susceptible to a very high polish, the possibility of dough sticking to the `rolling pin is eliminated. the handles 9 of hard rubber or similar material, a 'verysanitary rolling pin is produced, and one which may be placed in boiling Water if necessary for thepurpose of cleansing.

ly claim vA rolling rpin including an open ended aluminum tube, end caps provided with reduced annular flanges received Within. the ends of the tube, each end cap having` a concentric, annular socket providedwvith a concentric opening, a rod located through said openings and protruding beyond opposite ends of .the tube, handles journaled upon the end portions of the rod and ex` tending into said annular sockets and nuts upon the extremities of the rod.

lntestimony that l claim the above, l have hereunto subscribed my name.

MERRITT MILLER.

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